-escent
/ˈesənt/suffix
- forming adjectives denoting a developing state or action[构成形容词]表示“进展中的状态或行动”:
coalescent
fluorescent.
派生词
-escence
suffixforming corresponding nouns
构成相应的名词。
词源
from French, or from Latin -escent- (present participial stem of verbs ending in -escere).